Toyvtraibr



G. C. LASARES.

y TOY TRAIN.

APPLlcAIloN man 050.21, 191s.

Y l ,32 l y l 09m Patented N 0V. 11, 1919.

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ATTORNEY.

"GEORGE C. LASRES,OF SRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

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To all t may concern.'

Be it known that LGnonen C. LAsAnns, a

citizen of the United States of America, residing in the city of Springfield, county of Hampden, and State of Massachusetts, have invented ycertain new and useful Improvements in ToyTrains, of which the followingjs a speclcation.

his invention relates toimprovements in toy trains andv moreparticularly to structures that are designed to be readily separated vand reassembled. Broadly, the invention comprises a plurality of blocks, preferably solid, that are designed to 'be temporarily secured together by means of a rod passing through openings in the 'blocks that are in alinement with each other and, means on the rod'for securing the same in piace. The general outline of the 'blocks being1 that of a toy railway car, engine, or tender.

r1`he object of the invention is to provide a device that will amuse and instruct children in taking apartand reassembling the blocks. i Such a structure increases the cliilds powers of observation in matters relating to railway trains or other objects.

lt is a well known fact that children arev very much interested in and observant of moving trains. f

JReferring to the drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevational view of a train, showing the blocks assembled;

"Fig, 2 is a sectional view of a car through the axis of the securing rod for holding the v.

pasted onto a piece of w00d,.the workman' cuts the bloclnusually by means of-a bandsaw along the outline of the picture. He then saws this block up into several blocks on the lines indicated, producing the several blocks or pieces 10, 11,v 12, 13,' 14 and 15. The number, of course, is immaterial. Before a block, representing in outline an engine, tender, baggage or passenger car is cut into the smaller blocks a hole is drilled orv Specication of Letters Patent. i y

Patented Nov.. 11, 1919. Application filed December 27, 1.918. Serial 110.268,46).

bored longitudinally therethrough for receiving the securing pin 16.-y This pin isv any irregularity `in theV manner of sawingthe blocksv may be followed. Each of the units of the train, as the engine 1, tender 2, baggage car 3, are cut up -into smaller sections in the manner just described and secured together by axially or longitudinali arranged rods like the rod 16. Each bloc 0r unit of the trainv is provided with means 19 designates a coil y for attaching the same together to form the complete train as shown in Fig. 1. The connecting means is shown at 20 which consists of a pin passing through openings in the extensions 21 of each unit of the train. Each unit of the train is mounted on movable wheelsv or rollers, consisting of a shaft 22, on the outer ends of which are secured the wheels 23. The shafts are rotatably mounted in projections or vextensions 211 of the blocks. 'The train, as a whole, may be drawn about the floor as readily understood.

. By removing one of the securing pins 1.7 on

18 the rod 16 may be removed and the several' blocks arranged without any order with relation to each other. The -child is then re-y quired to reassemble'them to make the train shown in Fig. 1. The spring 19 serves the purpose of automatically retaining the blocks in place.

If desired the several blocks 10, 11, l2, i3, '14 and 15 of a-unit may be tipped about the rod 16 with relation to each other, as shown in Fig. 3, to represent the idea that the train has met with an accident. Altlough only one unit of the train has been ,described as being cut into blocks or small sections it is to be understood that the engine, tender and baggage car ofthe toy train is divided in the same manner as the car sho-wn in Figs. 2 and 3.

It. is to be understood that the elastic or yieldable means shown for securing the' sections together is not limited to a toy train structure as the rod and spring thereon may be used for temporarily securing together other toy objects which are divided into sections as for example blocks of wod that represent animals, birds, fishes,

I What I claim is: i sections ,to be individually moved 'vvith relal. A toy'train comprising blocks to repretion to each other. 25

sent' the various parts, or units, of the train, 45A dissected toy train com rising a plueach block being formed into a plurality of rality of train units, each unit eing divided 5 blocks, of irregular shape, means for retaininto a plurality of sections, means for secur' ing the blocks of each unit in place by means ing tlie sections together to permit the same of a rod passingthrough all of the blocks of to be moved laterally 'of the longitudinal 30 the unit, and t e rod having. meanson its axis of the train and automatically retained ends for automatically retaining the blocks in positions that are angular With respect 11;) in closev contact With each other. to each other and alhori'zontal plane, and

2. A block having' the outline of a unit means for connecting the units together, as of a toy train and divided intol separable described. 35

sections, means for retaining the sections vin 5. 'A block for a unit of a separabletoy place comprising a device that engages all of comprising: a solid member, cut into sections,

15 the sections and spring means on the device and having` an opening extending through for forcing the sections of the b lock together. al1 of the sections, a rod in the opening to 3. A block having theoutline of a unit secure 4the sections together, a .spring on the ,4o of atrain and divided into separable secrodfor automatically retainingthe sections tions, means for retaining the sections in in engagement with each other, and for per- 2s place comprising a dev-ice 'that engages all .mitting the sections to be moved laterally of of the sections and spring means on the de-v each other about the rod, as described. vice for forcing the sections of the block to-4 y getlier, said retaining meanspe'rmltting the A i GEORGEC, LASARES.' 

